Introduction to indexing and abstracting /

Introduction to indexing and abstracting /

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Author / Creator:Cleveland, Donald B., 1935-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1990.
Description:xiii, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Indexing
Abstracting
Abstracting.
Indexing.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1065029
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Other authors / contributors:Cleveland, Ana D., 1943-
ISBN:0872876772: $32.50
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Making an Index
  • The Need for Indexes
  • The Nature of Indexes
  • Makers of Indexes
  • A Brief Historical Perspective
  • A Note to the Neophyte Indexer
  • Chapter 2. The Nature of Information
  • The Information Age
  • A Natural Phenomenon
  • The Study of Information
  • A Basic Resource
  • Mechanisms for Information Preservation and Transmittal
  • Chapter 3. The Organization of Information
  • The Information Cycle
  • The Basic Information Retrieval Model
  • The Information Is Created and Acquired for the System
  • Knowledge Records Are Analyzed and Tagged by Sets of Index Terms
  • The Knowledge Records Are Stored Physically and the Index Terms Are Stored into a Structured File
  • The User's Query Is Tagged with Sets of Index Terms and Then Is Matched Against the Tagged Records
  • Matched Documents Are Retrieved for Review
  • Feedback May Lead to Several Reiterations of the Search
  • Classification and Indexing
  • The Relationship of Indexing, Abstracting, and Searching
  • Using Indexes and Abstracts
  • Chapter 4. Vocabulary Control
  • The Purpose of Controlled Vocabulary
  • The Nature of Indexing Languages
  • Authority Lists
  • Generic Vocabularies
  • The Thesaurus
  • Thesaurus Construction
  • Term Relationships
  • Term Forms
  • Thesaurus Evaluation
  • Chapter 5. Types of Indexes and Abstracts
  • Types of Indexes
  • Alphabetical Indexes
  • Author Indexes
  • Book Indexes
  • Citation Indexes
  • Classified Indexes
  • Coordinate Indexes
  • Cumulative Indexes
  • Faceted Indexes
  • First-line Indexes
  • Hypermedia Indexes
  • Internet Indexes
  • Multimedia Indexes
  • Periodical Indexes
  • Permuted Title Indexes
  • String Indexes
  • Word Indexes
  • Types of Abstracts
  • Indicative Abstracts
  • Informative Abstracts
  • Critical Abstracts
  • Classifying Abstracts by Use
  • Classifying Abstracts by Author
  • Structured Abstracts
  • Examples from Indexing Tools
  • Examples from Abstracting Tools
  • Examples of Thesauri
  • Chapter 6. The Indexing Process
  • Aboutness
  • Steps in Indexing
  • Recording of Bibliographic Data
  • Content Analysis
  • The Title
  • The Abstract
  • The Text Itself
  • The References Section
  • Some Key Points
  • Subject Determination
  • Locators
  • Term Selection
  • Entry Points
  • Depth of Indexing
  • Exhaustivity
  • Specificity
  • Making Choices
  • Display of Indexes
  • Chapter 7. The Abstracting Process
  • The Purpose of an Abstract
  • Coverage
  • Economic Constraints
  • Significant Material
  • Publication Source
  • Subject Interest of the Users
  • Steps in Abstracting
  • Step 1
  • The Title
  • The Author
  • Author Affiliation
  • Funding Agency
  • Publication Source
  • Foreign Languages
  • Other Information
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
  • Step 4
  • Step 5
  • Editing
  • Evaluation of Abstracts
  • The Writing Process
  • Chapter 8. Indexing and Abstracting a Document
  • Example of a Technical Paper
  • Abstracting the Document
  • Indexing the Document
  • Chapter 9. Book Indexing
  • The Nature of Book Indexes
  • Steps in Indexing
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
  • Step 4
  • Step 5
  • Index Terms
  • Name Entries
  • Subject Entries
  • Additional Details
  • Ninety-Nine "Dos-and-Don'ts"
  • Chapter 10. Book Indexing Example
  • Example Book Chapter
  • Indexing the Chapter
  • Chapter 11. Indexing Special Subject Areas and Formats
  • Background
  • Special Subject Areas
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Special Formats
  • Newspapers
  • Nonprint Forms
  • Images
  • Chapter 12. Evaluation of Indexing
  • Background
  • The General Problem
  • Beginning with the User
  • Relevance
  • Recall and Precision
  • Effects of Exhaustivity and Specificity
  • Index Quality
  • Evaluating Abstracts
  • Standards
  • Editing
  • Chapter 13. Indexing and Abstracting Services
  • Background
  • Bringing in the Computers
  • Types of Databases
  • Online Services
  • Searching the Database
  • The Future
  • Chapter 14. The Use of Computers
  • The Computer Tool
  • The Script
  • Indexing with a Computer
  • Types of Indexing Software
  • Indexing Software
  • Automatic Indexing and Abstracting
  • Indexing
  • Abstracting
  • Chapter 15. Indexing and the Internet
  • Background
  • Searching the Web
  • Organization of Information
  • Metadata and the Web
  • Dublin Core
  • OCLC CORC
  • CORC Resource Record Database
  • CORC Authority Database
  • CORC Pathfinder Database
  • CORC Web Dewey
  • Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
  • Summary
  • Promises and Pitfalls
  • Chapter 16. Ninety-Nine Web Resources for Indexers and Abstractors
  • Online Bookstores
  • Search Services
  • Indexing Services
  • Dictionaries and Dictionary Directories
  • Multireference Resources and Tools
  • E-Mail Reference Sites
  • Virtual Libraries
  • Special Formats and Subjects Indexing
  • Standards
  • Indexing Software
  • Publishers
  • Indexing Organizations
  • Indexing-Related Discussion Groups
  • Indexing and the Web
  • Chapter 17. The Profession
  • Education and Training
  • Job Opportunities
  • The Role of Research
  • The Future
  • The Final Word
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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